About D. Curt

Mr. D. Curt Alvis is a Principal Consultant with over 42 years of wide-ranging experience in public safety services and law enforcement. For 32 years of his career, he has been directly engaged in fire & explosion investigations in both the private and public sectors. Mr. Alvis is a Certified Fire Investigator (CFI), Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator, and Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator (CVFI). He has conducted or supervised investigations into residential, commercial, industrial, and vehicular fires or explosions, which...

Mr. D. Curt Alvis is a Principal Consultant with over 42 years of wide-ranging experience in public safety services and law enforcement. For 32 years of his career, he has been directly engaged in fire & explosion investigations in both the private and public sectors. Mr. Alvis is a Certified Fire Investigator (CFI), Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator, and Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator (CVFI). He has conducted or supervised investigations into residential, commercial, industrial, and vehicular fires or explosions, which include multiple fatalities, major explosions, serial arsonists, insurance fraud, complex subrogation, and multi-million loss incidents. Mr. Alvis has also testified and been qualified on multiple occasions as an expert witness in state and federal court proceedings and depositions involving fire/explosion origin and cause investigations.

Mr. D. Curt Alvis is a Principal Consultant with over 42 years of wide-ranging experience in public safety services and law enforcement. For 32 years of his career, he has been directly engaged in fire & explosion investigations in both the private and public sectors. Mr. Alvis is a Certified Fire Investigator (CFI), Certified Fire &...

Mr. D. Curt Alvis is a Principal Consultant with over 42 years of wide-ranging experience in public safety services and law enforcement. For 32 years of his career, he has been directly engaged in fire & explosion investigations in both the private and public sectors. Mr. Alvis is a Certified Fire Investigator (CFI), Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator, and Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator (CVFI). He has conducted or supervised investigations into residential, commercial, industrial, and vehicular fires or explosions, which include multiple fatalities, major explosions, serial arsonists, insurance fraud, complex subrogation, and multi-million loss incidents. Mr. Alvis has also testified and been qualified on multiple occasions as an expert witness in state and federal court proceedings and depositions involving fire/explosion origin and cause investigations.

Areas of Expertise

  • 3D Camera Operator
  • Agricultural Equipment Fire and Explosion
  • Boats and Vessels
  • Commercial Cooking Fire Suppression Systems
  • Fire and Arson Investigations
  • Fire Origin and Cause
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Large Retail Fire and Explosion
  • Large Warehousing Facilities
  • Large/​Complex Losses
  • Lithium-Ion Battery Fires
  • Multiple Fatality Losses
  • Multi-Residential Complex Fire and Explosion
  • Power Generation/​Electrical Distribution Fires
  • SIU and Fraud Investigations
  • Subrogation
  • Vehicle Fires
  • Wood Burning Fire Systems
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D. Curt Alvis, IAAI-CFI, CFEI, CVFI

Principal Consultant

Fire and Explosion

Washington DC
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